I had a brief moment of pause when I considered working the piece entirely in black, but the pumpkin was loudly insistent on being orange, so I went with color. (next time, I should probably use my color markers for the sketch!)
Jack is worked in stem stitch, straight stitch and satin stitch, his cape in feather stitch. The bat is herringbone stitch, the spider satin and straight. The pumpkin is worked in palestrina stitch, satin, straight and french knots, and the leaves buttonhole, stem and satin. The web is worked with straight stitch and feather stitch.
The hardest thing about freestyle embroidery is knowing when you're done. Most of the time, your eye will tell you. In case of doubt, I have a couple of strategies. I set the piece aside for a day or so, and work on something else. When I pick it up again, I'm usually able to decide if I'm done or it needs a few more touches. The other technique is to hold the piece up to a mirror. This shows up any features you may want to add to or change. Lately, I've started photographing the pieces, which also helps.
Keep in mind how you're going to finish your piece. I stopped shy just a titch in this one because I know that the edge treatment i have in mind for the bookmark will complete the study.
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Great!!!
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